Explore Trivium through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like humanities or arts. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Trivium in a sentence
Trivium meaning
- The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
- The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
- Singular of trivia; anything of little importance.
Synonyms of Trivium
Using Trivium
- The main meaning on this page is: The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric. | The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively. | Singular of trivia; anything of little importance.
- Useful related words include: humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts.
- In the example corpus, trivium often appears in combinations such as: the trivium, trivium and, trivium was.
Context around Trivium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trivium
- In this selection, "trivium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fratres, classical, philosophy, grammar and aimed stand out and add context to how "trivium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 75 the trivium the trinity and arts or trivium along with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trivium" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trivium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He did not study any subjects beyond the trivium and quadrivium at these schools. (14 words)
This followed naturally from his earlier work as both dialectic and rhetoric in the classical trivium aimed at persuasion. (19 words)
Some of his most significant works, including “Tabula Rasa,” “Fratres,” “Trivium” and “Für Alina,” are performed here with the Cello Octet Amsterdam. (22 words)
The basic learning of the letters and numbers remained the province of the family or a village priest, but the secondary subjects of the trivium —grammar, rhetoric, logic—were studied in cathedral schools or in schools provided by cities. (39 words)
The term emphasizes the more spontaneous, less structured learning environment where a child's interests drive their pursuit of knowledge. citation In some cases, a liberal arts education is provided using the trivium and quadrivium as the main models. (39 words)
Rhetoric was later taught in universities during the Middle Ages as one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (along with logic and grammar ). cf. Conley, T.M. (1990) Rhetoric in the European Tradition. (35 words)
Example sentences (12)
I later befriended two Twitch associates, John Howell and Brandon Kaupert, and they invited me to the Twitch headquarters one day when Trivium was playing San Fransisco.
Some of his most significant works, including “Tabula Rasa,” “Fratres,” “Trivium” and “Für Alina,” are performed here with the Cello Octet Amsterdam.
By the time of the medieval university system, knowledge was divided into the trivium —philosophy, including natural philosophy —and the quadrivium —mathematics, including astronomy.
For the medieval student, the trivium was the curricular beginning of the acquisition of the seven liberal arts ; as such, it was the principal undergraduate course of study.
He did not study any subjects beyond the trivium and quadrivium at these schools.
Marchand (1990), p. 45. He had a lifelong interest in the number three Gordon, p. 75 —the trivium, the Trinity —and sometimes said that the Virgin Mary provided intellectual guidance for him.
Rhetoric was later taught in universities during the Middle Ages as one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (along with logic and grammar ). cf. Conley, T.M. (1990) Rhetoric in the European Tradition.
The basic learning of the letters and numbers remained the province of the family or a village priest, but the secondary subjects of the trivium —grammar, rhetoric, logic—were studied in cathedral schools or in schools provided by cities.
The term emphasizes the more spontaneous, less structured learning environment where a child's interests drive their pursuit of knowledge. citation In some cases, a liberal arts education is provided using the trivium and quadrivium as the main models.
The Trivium is a systematic method of critical thinking used to derive factual certainty from information perceived with the traditional five senses : sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
This followed naturally from his earlier work as both dialectic and rhetoric in the classical trivium aimed at persuasion.
Together, the trivium and the quadrivium comprised the seven liberal arts (based on thinking skills), citation as opposed to the practical arts (such as medicine and architecture ).
Common combinations with trivium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: